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Jane Rau Interpretive Viewpoint–Jane Rau Interpretive Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in McDowell Sonoran Preserve near Sincuidados, AZ. The route reaches Jane Rau Interpretive Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 313 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,451 – 2,766 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Powerline Road #2 33.75238, -111.87446
Nearest town Sincuidados, AZ

Directions

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Jane Rau Interpretive Viewpoint–Jane Rau Interpretive Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 2,451–2,766 ft

Out & Back · McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Trailhead: Powerline Road #2 · 33.75238, -111.87446

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Powerline Road #2, heading NE.
  2. 1.9 miSharp right onto Upper Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Brown's Ranch Road, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Jane Rau Interpretive Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miReach Jane Rau Interpretive Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftTurn right onto Brown's Ranch Road, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Upper Ranch Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Powerline Road #2, heading NW.
  11. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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